French actor Gerard Depardieu, left, speaks to President Vladimir Putin and unidentified aides after his arrival late Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the president’s residence in Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Depardieu has received a Russian passport after flying to Russia for a late night dinner with President Vladimir Putin. Depardieu sought Russian citizenship as part of his battle against a proposed super tax on millionaires in France, and Putin granted his request last week.